Manila Weather in May
Average highs run from 33°C on May 1 to 31°C on May 31, and lows from 24°C to 25°C. Normal precipitation for the month is 158 mm over about 22 wet days.
May day by day
The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °C.
- Normal low
- Normal high
- Record high
- Record low
May at a glance
- Average high
- 32°C
- Average low
- 25°C
- Precipitation
- 158 mm
- Record high
- 40°CMay 23, 1987
- Record low
- 18°CMay 6, 2005
- Daylight
- 12 h 39 min to 12 h 56 min
- Cloud cover
- 68%
- Humidity
- 78%
- Dew point
- 23°C
- Wind
- 8.3 km/h
Every day of the month
A wet day has at least 1 mm of precipitation in the reanalysis.
| Date | Normal high | Normal low | Record high | Record low | Chance wet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 | 33°C | 24°C | 38°C 2014 | 22°C 1983 | 58% |
| May 2 | 33°C | 24°C | 37°C 2014 | 24°C 1981 | 59% |
| May 3 | 33°C | 24°C | 37°C 2013 | 23°C 1995 | 61% |
| May 4 | 33°C | 24°C | 37°C 2010 | 22°C 1983 | 64% |
| May 5 | 33°C | 24°C | 37°C 2010 | 21°C 1982 | 66% |
| May 6 | 33°C | 24°C | 37°C 2020 | 18°C 2005 | 66% |
| May 7 | 33°C | 24°C | 37°C 2018 | 20°C 1994 | 67% |
| May 8 | 33°C | 25°C | 38°C 2014 | 23°C 1993 | 68% |
| May 9 | 33°C | 25°C | 37°C 2025 | 23°C 2011 | 68% |
| May 10 | 33°C | 25°C | 38°C 1990 | 24°C 1989 | 68% |
| May 11 | 33°C | 25°C | 38°C 2016 | 22°C 1983 | 68% |
| May 12 | 33°C | 25°C | 38°C 2024 | 22°C 1983 | 68% |
| May 13 | 33°C | 25°C | 38°C 2024 | 23°C 1983 | 68% |
| May 14 | 33°C | 25°C | 37°C 2018 | 20°C 2003 | 71% |
| May 15 | 32°C | 25°C | 37°C 2024 | 23°C 1979 | 73% |
| May 16 | 32°C | 25°C | 38°C 2024 | 22°C 1983 | 74% |
| May 17 | 32°C | 25°C | 37°C 2014 | 21°C 2001 | 75% |
| May 18 | 32°C | 25°C | 38°C 2014 | 22°C 2014 | 75% |
| May 19 | 32°C | 25°C | 38°C 2010 | 22°C 1993 | 75% |
| May 20 | 32°C | 25°C | 38°C 2014 | 23°C 1983 | 75% |
| May 21 | 32°C | 25°C | 37°C 2024 | 23°C 1983 | 76% |
| May 22 | 32°C | 25°C | 37°C 2014 | 24°C 1981 | 77% |
| May 23 | 32°C | 25°C | 40°C 1987 | 22°C 1983 | 78% |
| May 24 | 32°C | 25°C | 37°C 2013 | 23°C 1993 | 80% |
| May 25 | 32°C | 25°C | 37°C 2018 | 23°C 1993 | 81% |
| May 26 | 32°C | 25°C | 38°C 2010 | 21°C 1991 | 83% |
| May 27 | 31°C | 25°C | 37°C 2021 | 21°C 1984 | 85% |
| May 28 | 31°C | 25°C | 37°C 2021 | 24°C 1986 | 86% |
| May 29 | 31°C | 25°C | 39°C 2021 | 23°C 1995 | 86% |
| May 30 | 31°C | 25°C | 37°C 1991 | 23°C 2004 | 84% |
| May 31 | 31°C | 25°C | 38°C 2021 | 24°C 1990 | 84% |
Chance of rain
- Chance of a wet day
Sunrise and sunset
Times for 2026, local time (GMT+8).
- May 1
- sunrise 5:34 AM, sunset 6:13 PM
- May 31
- sunrise 5:26 AM, sunset 6:22 PM
Other months
Sources
Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station RP000098429, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine, and temperature and precipitation: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.